I'm about to be the proud father of an Ivanpah Windspeed Pro buggy. It could be finished tomorrow but probably on Friday so I will have it middle to end of next week. I've been without for several weeks now, and its starting to wear on me.

I got it in stainless and this is the first out of the shop with a matte/brushed finish. I'll put barrows on it for now and save my pennies for a set of bigfoots for those soft sand opportunities and the rough ride on the NABX out n back challenge next year. The barrows are the tire of choice at the sodfarm.

Pics and video to follow to show what this finish looks like since this is the first one.

get in your burb and go pick it up. Nothing like a test run on the playa on the way back. Don't forget to come by and get your wheel bearing spacers first

That's Windspeed Pro, not Speedmaster Pro.

Way to go Bob! They're a thing of beauty, very well built and the seat is amazing. A true Bark o lounger on wheels


More info on this buggy coming soon

Congrats BB! The ivanpah is a nice bug for sure. Angus let me have a go on his at JIBE and his description of it to me was spot on....a lazy boy on rails ill be interested to hear you're impression of it when it comes to speed potential. Reason I say that is, once I'm able to move to an area with a bit more wind (and room) I'm going to be in the market for a faster bug :wee:

SS nice BOB! Angus had a big red @ JIBE .

save your back get some help!

WOOP WOOP !

I thought you were GOING TO not getting an Ivanpah.

Take someone to a Ivanpah and give them a day of fun. Give them an IVANPAH and they will buggy for life !

I am curoius Bob. With your background, why isn't the ATB of more interest to you ?

Dino, it will only save me a few days and I'm already booked locally on Saturday, so I'll just be here watching for the big truck parked outside.

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Originally posted by Maven454 That's Windspeed Pro, not Speedmaster Pro.

My mistake. Some of the pics I took of one had some Speedmaster tires on it and that's what I'm remembering. :duh:

Todd, nice choice on the desert colors! I figured all along that I would get a powder coated model and really fretted about picking the ultimate color. The stainless takes away that choice (and worry).

Mougl, comparisons with Dino's new MG will be continual. The design approach is different on each buggy so the pluses and minuses will come out after we race each other and trade buggies and do it again. In the end, having different buggies will be a source of chiding among the guys. Gotta love it.

Bladerunner, the board never appealed to me because of the shifty and low inland winds I typically had to deal with in GA. I like the sliding and turning and terminal speed that is a rush in the buggy. When one of the boys takes my buggy away, I grab a board and putter back and forth but those times happen so infrequently, that I never built any skills with it. The boys both have GI boards now and they are sturdy enough to hold me up so I've never ruled out the board its just that the buggy is instant fun and I know the board is going to bring trials and tribulations. I've seen blood running down the shins of guys that are better than I'd ever hope to be, so that doesn't help my board enthusiasm.

Beauty, BB, love the desert camo finish!

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Originally posted by bobalooie57 Beauty, BB, love the desert camo finish!

Dont lose it at Ivanpah walk away from it you wil never find it again

Just to note. That camo buggy is Todd's. He was just showing that he had one too and what his looked like. It's hard to choose a color when you can choose anything.

You can choose anything for the powder coat color (Kent will let you powder coat a stainless, BTW), but the camo seat and side rail pads are one of a kind. That buggy was going to be my new one, but it would have been way too hard for me to transport.

Didn't run Angus's down the beach but got to sit in it for a spell. That was almost too much. I try and stay away from things that will haunt me.

Same reason I was reluctant to try a blo-kart at Wildwood, knowing it would haunt me...

Sorry Bob didn't mean to cause confusion with posting that picture. Did you order the rear pack as well?

My bad Todd, I didn't realise it was your post! I guess I'm not reading as well as I used to!

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Originally posted by Todd Did you order the rear pack as well?

Not on my initial order but I'll pick one up before or at Nabx '11. My usual ride here doesn't take me far from the car, and we haven't taken advantage of the beaches here yet, so I'll recover my kite budget a little and get the bag. I need 3 kites and a set of bigfoots first.

Good call on the SS Version. I'll wait and see how long it takes for my plain plated hardware to start dissolving in front of my eyes in the GA salt air and moist heat.

Memorial Day weekend the low tide was after 5pm when the beach cleared of toddlers and most folks so we had a clear run to the shipwreck with perfect onshore winds SE 20 mph. I ran with the Flexi Rage 3.5 hooked in with strop, harken pulley block, Wichard QR. So easy in the Ivanpah. GPS batteries died but had to be 40+.

Now I just need a beverage holder and magazine rack...

It's all good!!! The matt finish stainless buggy is coming out pretty good. I will try to get some pictures of it if possible. Hopefully we can have it in the UPS truck by this weekend.

The Camo buggy is a beauty for sure. As for now it is a one of a kind because the camo material is no longer available to build the seats and rails out of. Buggybags barely had enough left to kick out one more seat and rail combo - which unfortunately didn't leave enough to get a matching bag. Unless some more camo material comes available, that will be the only Ivanpah made with that color seat. The powder coating can be done again of course, but the seat color will have to be one of the solid colors that are currently being produced.

As said above, this is the first Matt/Brushed stainless buggy I have built so it has taken a little bit more work to try and get the right finish on the buggy. Not nearly as much work as the mirror polished buggies but it has still been a challenge. It is looking sweet though and I can't wait to see it all finished up and rolling!

Angus.....I will have to work on the cup holder and magazine rack for ya! LOL The Ivanpah is one of the most comfortable buggies ever. Even when just sitting around buggy town here, we sit in our Ivanpah's and lounge cuz they are more comfy than the chairs.

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Originally posted by awindofchange The Ivanpah is one of the most comfortable buggies ever. Even when just sitting around buggy town here, we sit in our Ivanpah's and lounge cuz they are more comfy than the chairs.

For the last two nights this has been Corey's tv chair in the living room

Congrats BB on your new ride.

Todd I can't wait to see Corey's new ride in action! Loving the camo and now to find it is a one off ! WOW!

I Like the Camo look as well. It would look good with a 50 Caliber mounted on top. That would take care of the birds better than the Roo Scarers.

One thing you have to plan for is the weight of the thing. It takes a lot of planning and prep to get it on and off the Kitemobile. Lucky for me Jekyll Island is almost finished re-building the handicap ramp to the beach because the stairs are a real #@%$#! with 95 lbs of buggy.

These bugs are not easily dismantled for storage so if you don't have a pick-up truck, a rack or trailer is the way to go. But worth the effort.

Angus...if you are loading and unloading that thing solo ur going to look like Arnold soon!

I've already got an adult beverage arrangement with Screwyfits to help out with a hitch rack. I'll get it designed as soon as I have the buggy in the garage. Got pics today. It is really a buggy!

"For the last two nights this has been Corey's tv chair in the living room "

I use mine for a sporty chair to play xbox......That one looks real comfortable though :roll:

Man that does look like a comfy ride!!!! I only wish that we had the space to ride buggy round here. Only have gotten to rip in my PL XR+ bout a dozen times as our space is kinda limited. Gotta upgrade to a bigfoot some day so that I can take advantage of the grasslands 1hour south of me.

Sweet Bug Todd

Thank you for the comments about Corey's new buggy but I will apologize to Bob for hijacking his thread with the picture. My intentions were purely to elaborate on the quality of a buggy that Kent is producing. Bob, I can't wait to see some pictures of the new buggy.

Todd, you have one right now and I don't. Much better we talk about one in the flesh than one that isn't complete yet. I got pics of mine today with the downtube attached to the forks. These things are HD from front to back. Please carry on, a lively thread is a good thread.

cool stuff indeed!

i'm happily burning up the fields in BB old bug... and its fun, lol!

you'll hafta change out your pic to reflect the new bug tho bob!!